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The Totems
Spirits are not able to come and go as they please anymore. The Penumbra has become a hazardous place for anyone to travel and the Totems
are no exception. With the loss of the Penumbra and Gauntlet impossible to penetrate, it has become a difficult task for the mystics to
get in contact with the spirits and visa versa. This is not to say that its impossible for a Garou to honor a Totem spirit and follow
their ways, simply that packs are no longer bound to a Totem. Often Totems are in Caerns and their influence or ideals are taken up by
the Garou there, though some say its often the other way around and its the Garou that make up the Sept that attract the Totems to the
Caerns in the first place. Either way, Totems can still be found in this day and age, even if it is rare (though not impossible) for a
pack to earn a Totems favor.
In game terms this means that Garou are no longer able to call upon the Spirit Totems for extra bonuses. With the Spirits freedom
restricted they cannot always come to the call of the Garou and it is rare that a Totem will bind themselves to packs of Garou. Those
that are found in Caerns will often favor the Garou that show the Totems particular ideals and qualities and may aid the Garou in times
of need, but these are considered a the few exceptions.
The Spirits
Spirits that were once numerous in the Penumbra and the nearest reaches of the Umbral landscape have come under serious threat
since the Battle of the Umbra. With their homes lost there is rarely a refuge for these beings to remain safe and guarded. Some spirits
have found their way, or been invited into, the Caerns that are thriving, while others are lost into other Realms of the Umbra. Often
though, spirits are finding safe refuge in Talens and Fetishes. Once summoned, a spirit is often hesitant to travel back from where they
came, as its often a perilous journey, and as a result the Garou find that they can be persuaded these spirits to bind themselves into
material objects, creating Talens and Fetishes. In doing this the spirit finds themselves in the safe hands of Garou and are therefore
able to protect themselves, and are often quite willing to trade favors in return. As such Talens and Fetishes have become quite popular
within Septs and are not as rare as they once were. But even if they have become a more common sight Talens and Fetishes are more respected
now then ever, as such items have become the haven to spirits that would otherwise not have a guarded home.
Brief look at the Triat
While the Wyrms primary domain has become the Penumbra, that is not to say that the world has become untouched. It minions still linger in
shadows of darkness and underground burrows. They still have their Caerns in toxic waste and are stronger than ever before. Their stronghold
remains in the Penumbra and there seems to be little hope of reclaiming it back, even with some of the best and renowned mystics working
at solutions. Pentex is still one of many corporations that the Garou find themselves against. With their influence and the banes of the
Umbra able to coax and influence mortals from their spiritual side, the world has become a very dark place because of this part of the
triad.
The Weaver is very busy and occupied in this modern day. Keeping the Gauntlet separated from the mortal realm has taken up much of its
attention. That's not to say that cities have fallen to crumbles. In fact most of the large cities that had fallen with the Battle of
the Umbra have become battle grounds with the Weaver and the Wyrm fighting for domain. This does mean that some smaller cities have had
some changes, have been neglected by the Weaver and as such technology in some places have had a slip backwards. The Weaver no longer
influences humanities progresses at such a quick and frightening rate as it once did.
With the other aspects of the Triat being as busy and as focus as they have been, it has left the Wyld a little too unchecked. While
attentions are on the cities, those that have fallen or the others than have risen to take their place in technological or political
advancement, there are some places that have fallen off the radar. Its at these places that the Wyld has quickly reclaimed. There are
rumours of strange things happening and stranger things sighted in isolated areas. Even rumours of semi-abandoned cities that have been
taken over by natural growths at very unnatural rates have circulated the Nation. This is not necessarily a good thing however.
The Wyld is an unpredictable force to be reckoned with and left unchecked can cause have some devastating affects.
If what all the old stories say is true; that Garou were originally created because the Trait became unbalanced and the world suffered as
a result, one should fear what the more recent changes will have on life itself.
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